06 — Gastro Business Solutions
We build better hospitality businesses. Consulting. Talent. Pre-Opening. Training. For hotels, restaurants, resorts and F&B companies across Turkey, Europe and the Gulf.
Business audit
We start with the numbers, not the menu. Almost every engagement begins the same way: revenue is holding, margin is not, and nobody can say precisely why. Two weeks on site and in the P&L produces a quantified answer and a plan with dates against it.
Gastro Audit Typical starting position → 90 days
Food cost 38% → 29%
Payroll ratio 32% → 27%
Menu items 112 → 68
Revenue Declining → +11% Figures from a delivered engagement at a 340-key resort — see the project .
05 Gastro Business Solutions
Four ways in. Consulting. Talent. Pre-Opening. Performance. Pick the one that matches where the business actually is — each has a defined scope, a duration and a price.
Everything we do, and how it is paid for. No retainer you cannot exit and no scope that quietly expands. Each line has a defined deliverable and a stated commercial model.
Consulting
F&B Consulting Department-level diagnosis and rebuild across outlets, banqueting, breakfast and room service. Cost, productivity and payroll optimisation.
F&B department analysis Outlet performance analysis Banqueting operations Breakfast operations Room service optimisation Payroll optimisation Project fee
Consulting
Restaurant Consulting Concept, menu and operations for standalone restaurants and groups. From positioning through to the SOPs that hold the standard on a Saturday night.
Concept development Menu creation and engineering Recipe standardisation Food and beverage cost Purchasing Kitchen organisation Service standards Profitability improvement Project fee or monthly retainer
Pre-Opening
Pre-Opening End-to-end delivery for a new hotel, resort, restaurant or café: concept, menu, kitchen, team, training, opening.
Concept and feasibility Brand strategy Kitchen and equipment Menu development Recruitment Training and SOPs Soft and grand opening Project fee
Talent
Executive Search Confidential search for Executive Chef, Culinary Director, F&B Director and General Manager appointments. Mapped, approached, assessed and placed.
Confidential market mapping Discreet approach Full assessment and trade test Reference and credential verification Offer and notice management Replacement guarantee 15–25% of annual salary
Talent
Permanent Recruitment Kitchen and front-of-house appointments from a verified pool, with credentials confirmed before the shortlist reaches you.
Verified candidate pool Assessed shortlist Trade test coordination Reference checking Onboarding support Placement fee
Talent
Temporary & Seasonal Staffing Brigades for a season, a project or a crisis. Seasonal resorts, pre-opening teams and emergency cover when a section walks out in July.
Seasonal brigades Project staffing Emergency cover Compliance and payroll handled Margin per hour, day or head
Training
Training Technical and service training built around observable standards and a supervisor taught to hold them after the trainer leaves.
Culinary technique Service standards Supervisory development Food safety and HACCP Cost awareness for chefs Day rate or programme fee
Consulting
Menu Development Menus written for the brigade, the equipment and the margin you actually have — then costed, yield-tested and rolled out in stages.
Concept-led menu writing Costing and yield testing Recipe specification Staged rollout and training Menu engineering review Project fee
Commercial model
How each service is charged. GastroNetworks services and their revenue models Service Revenue model F&B Consulting Project fee Restaurant Consulting Project fee or monthly retainer Pre-Opening Project fee Executive Search 15–25% of annual salary Permanent Recruitment Placement fee Temporary Staffing Margin per hour or day Seasonal Staffing Margin per head Training Day rate or programme fee Menu Development Project fee